大人不强小人志大人不強小人志大人不強小人志

a great person does not force a small person's will

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A cultivated person does not impose their wishes on others. Used to say people should be left to make their own choices.

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Simplified: 大人不强小人志
Traditional (Taiwan): 大人不強小人志
Pinyin: dàren bù qiǎng xiǎorén zhì
Pinyin (Taiwan): dàren bù qiáng xiǎorén zhì
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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